Which county in Kansas has the lowest violent crime rate?

Stanton has the lowest violent crime rate in Kansas, at 20.6 per 100k.

What is the violent crime rate in Stanton?

Stanton is ranked #1 in Kansas for violent crime rate, at 20.6 per 100k.

Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Kansas (2026)

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Kansas

Top 25 of 105 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Kansas

Rank	County	Value
01	Stanton20.6 per 100k County page
02	Wichita29.1 per 100k County page
03	Lincoln41.1 per 100k County page
04	Nemaha57.5 per 100k County page
05	Smith67.3 per 100k County page
06	Jewell69.6 per 100k County page
07	Meade76.2 per 100k County page
08	Stafford79.9 per 100k County page
09	Gove94.4 per 100k County page
10	Gray95.8 per 100k County page
11	Sheridan96.6 per 100k County page
12	Graham99.6 per 100k County page
13	Hodgeman103.9 per 100k County page
14	Elk105.7 per 100k County page
15	Norton109.6 per 100k County page
16	Stevens109.8 per 100k County page
17	Rawlins111.4 per 100k County page
18	Chase115.5 per 100k County page
19	Chautauqua120.4 per 100k County page
20	Osborne121.9 per 100k County page
21	Washington128.1 per 100k County page
22	Ellsworth134.8 per 100k County page
23	Phillips138.7 per 100k County page
24	Barber138.8 per 100k County page
25	Kingman142.8 per 100k County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Kansas counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Kansas has the lowest violent crime rate?: Stanton has the lowest violent crime rate in Kansas, at 20.6 per 100k.
What is the violent crime rate in Stanton?: Stanton is ranked #1 in Kansas for violent crime rate, at 20.6 per 100k.
How is this violent crime rate ranking calculated?: Counties in Kansas are ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.